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Cross Currents
Eleanor H. Porter
Book Overview:
Cross Currents: The Story of Margaret, to give it its full title, is delightful story about a little girl’s resilience and a mother’s unwavering love, from the beloved author of Pollyanna. Margaret Kendall (the Margaret of the story) has known nothing but love, wealth and privilege for the first five years of her life. An accident during a visit with her mother to New York City leaves little Margaret alone and fending for herself. While her mother searches desperately for her, Margaret has to do the best she can by herself. The book also also provides a glimpse into the everyday life of working children at the turn of the last century. Not always a pretty picture. Cross Currents is followed by The Turn of the Tide, which follows Margaret as she leaves New York and grows older. [this is a temporary summary to be updated later as I read more of the book
Cross Currents: The Story of Margaret, to give it its full title, is delightful story about a little girl’s resilience and a mother’s unwavering love, from the beloved author of Pollyanna. Margaret Kendall (the Margaret of the story) has known nothing but love, wealth and privilege for the first five years of her life. An accident during a visit with her mother to New York City leaves little Margaret alone and fending for herself. While her mother searches desperately for her, Margaret has to do the best she can by herself. The book also also provides a glimpse into the everyday life of working children at the turn of the last century. Not always a pretty picture. Cross Currents is followed by The Turn of the Tide, which follows Margaret as she leaves New York and grows older. [this is a temporary summary to be updated later as I read more of the book
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Community Reviews
Well written and read by Chiquito Crasto. A tragic story with a very grateful ending.
I just really like Eleanor Porter's books. But this one was extra good I think. The Narrator, Chiquito Crasto, was excellent.
The story was a window on NYC slums and the positive effect of Christian Camp - in this case The Bowery Mission's outreach (just a little on this - and not named) and Mont Law
A tender good tale!
Written in the style of long ago. Lovely Christian story of a mother's love and of faith. It too is a glimpse of suffering and pain endured by women and children in the slums and of child labor carried out years ago. Keep a tissue close at hand!
WOW! Such a story. I wish I had been paying attention and read these two books in order... but it was still a great story.
Does every one of her stories feature an angelic blonde child and a carriage accident?
Very touching story !
A very sad story with a very happy ending ! This book is full of teachings ! Enjoy! Don't forget to count your blessings.
The description isn't quite right. For neither Margret nor her mother die and the reader is fully aware of that fact the entire time they are reading the book. They are however, separated during an accident that leaves Margret and her mother both quite alone in the world. The tension lies in the rea